Black History
History of blacks in America using historical documents, photographs, drawings, fliers and other materials. The site contains links to two related Library of Congress sites, African American Perspectives and African American Mosaic.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml ?
African
American Web Connection
The site is a "Afro centric" portal through which to explore
the Web. Topics include art, poetry, churches, entertainment,
authors, businesses, history and organizations.
http://www.aawc.com/aawc.html
The
Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
At this site you will read biographies of journalists important to
black history and search the Timeline and Interactive Activities.
There are teacher guides and student material from which to
choose.
http://www.pbs.org/blackpress
Black
Facts Online
Day by date facts about black history.
http://www.blackfacts.com
Black History
One feature of this site is an interactive treasure hunt
through black history. You will find other information,
photographs and stories that help to bring black history to
life.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html
Stamp
on Black History
Suggestions for using stamps to teach in the classroom and a list
of stamp dealers are provided. There is a virtual Black History
Tour, a quiz, games and coloring pages to name a few features at
this site.?
http://library.thinkquest.org/10320
Harlem
1900-1940
The University of Michigan offers the visitor a detailed look
into Harlem in the early part of the 20th century. Visit the
Timeline for significant events, spend time at the Exhibition,
Activism, Writers & Intellectuals, Sports, Business, Arts and
Community. Plenty of Resources and For Teachers sections are good
resources for classroom projects and discussions.?
http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/harlem
Images
of African Americans From the 19th Century
http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/images_aa19
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The
African American Mosaic
Let this site guide you to the Library of Congress' African
American collection. Online exhibits feature topics from
colonization to migration to slavery and abolition. View original
posters, etchings and photos and narratives.
http://www.lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html
The
Internet African American History Challenge
Take a quiz to learn history.
http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory
The
Martin Luther King Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University
This web site contains many of the thousands of documents by
and about King; such as full texts of a few of King's best-known
speeches, personal letters and the King family history dating back
to 1810.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/king
Welcome
to African American History
http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory